been grinding away...

(thanks for the photo Frankie!)

steel, steel, and more steel

i've been getting the steel cut down to size, and even started to weld and file up some parts...

jigs [and the metal] falling into place

well, bending is going surprisingly well.

each chair should end up consisting of these 10 pieces and a single piece of felt

after working at Jordan's (Wanner Sculpture Studio) for a year, i got a good sense on how to go about sculpture making in the professional setting. doing things once, and doing them right. it takes weeks to plan, calculate, and rethink, but it's worth it. i'm feeling pretty good at this point knowing i have 50 days until i have to hand in my BFA, photos and all.

one man's trash is another man's treasure

2 years ago in Birmingham, Alabama during Sloss' National Conference on Cast Iron Art, i found this case, among a pallet full of them that someone had donated to be given away. they seem to be cases used for knee-replacement kits. they had little separators and holders riveted into the bottom of the case to hold whatever drill, or hammer or tool filled that spot. pretty cool, but i took out the rivets and re-riveted them so it could hold my angle grinder and accessories. it works pretty well!

by the way, that angle grinder was one of two i dug out of the trash a year ago. all i did was replace the brushes on this one with other grinder's brushes and put an extra plug on it. and now i have my own 4 1/2" angle grinder. [for free]

'bout time you posted.

this is my progression thus far on my BFA project.
so far, it's four steel and felt chairs

-below are photos of my mock up, then prototype-
[the real ones are on their way...]

[i love the look of the studio after a hard night's work]